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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
I was surprised and pleased that this a new series takes place in Sea Haven - the same setting for Feehan's Drake Sisters series. It picks up exactly where Hidden Currents (the final book in the Drake Sister series)left off.
Autistic heroine/Assassin hero - makes for an interesting combination. What I really enjoyed about this one is that Feehan really takes her time exploring their relationship.
Synopsis:
Rikki Sitmore has found a new home in Sea Haven living on an isolated farm with 5 other women – her sisters of the heart. She is a sea-urchin diver with the mysterious ability to control the water. What makes Rikki truly remarkable is that she is autistic and although she is highly functioning, the world around her is not necessarily a welcoming place. It’s only in the water that she truly feels at home and in command. When she rescues Lev from the ocean her world changes. Lev Prakenskii is a man with no past and no future. Half drowned, battered and torn and with no memories his only clues are his guns, knives, scars and the instincts of a trained killer. Lev must find out who he is and who he’s running from before time runs out; and he needs Rikki to help him.
Autistic heroine/Assassin hero - makes for an interesting combination. What I really enjoyed about this one is that Feehan really takes her time exploring their relationship.
Synopsis:
Rikki Sitmore has found a new home in Sea Haven living on an isolated farm with 5 other women – her sisters of the heart. She is a sea-urchin diver with the mysterious ability to control the water. What makes Rikki truly remarkable is that she is autistic and although she is highly functioning, the world around her is not necessarily a welcoming place. It’s only in the water that she truly feels at home and in command. When she rescues Lev from the ocean her world changes. Lev Prakenskii is a man with no past and no future. Half drowned, battered and torn and with no memories his only clues are his guns, knives, scars and the instincts of a trained killer. Lev must find out who he is and who he’s running from before time runs out; and he needs Rikki to help him.
fast-paced
I love her books. I had been dying for another series and this one did not disappoint. I can't wait ti start the next one!
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was interesting. I didn’t love it nor hate it. Easy listen while working. *Shrug*
Christine Feehan is a new writer for me, this book was good ... got me addicted to peanut butter and banana sandwiches again!! I really like that she wrote a strong character who function with autism. Will definately be reading more Christine Feehan.
Reread 9/20 - It had been a lot of years since I read this book. I decided to reread it after a discussion about it with Tracy. While I still enjoyed the story as a whole, more things bothered me this time around. I like Rikki and Lev together, and the way her character is written. The writing is kind of disjointed and it didn't flow very well.
Still, it's a good read. 4/5.
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Re-read 9/10 - I wasn't sure what to expect when I re-read this. I loved it the first time around, but many of the Drake books didn't hold up on second read.
I'm happy to report this one did. I adored everything just as much this time around. Definitely one of my top reads of 2010.
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It was lovely returning to Sea Haven and I very much enjoyed the new characters introduced her, as well as the glimpses we had of the previous characters. This book picks up right where Hidden Currents left off. I think this can be read as a standalone, but the characters - especially Lev - have more depth if you read Hidden Currents first.
I loved Lev. He decided he wanted a new life, one that included Rikki, and that was that. There was no waffling about his feelings for her or attempts to hold himself away from her. He did everything possible to care for her. Because she's autistic, though very high-functioning, she needed things other people wouldn't. Lev wasn't discouraged by that. Nor did he treat her as if she were inferior to him in some way, or less intelligent than she was. To him, Rikki was a woman and that's how he treated her.
Rikki's autism was very well written. She was able to do almost everything someone without her disorder could, but she had trouble with change, and lights and sounds bothered her. As a result she was a solitary creature. One with a need for a very controlled environment. She didn't allow other people into her home and she had strict routines she had to follow. But she wasn't someone I felt sorry for, or thought of as challenged in anyway.
It will be interesting to see how things go with the Drake's and Lev (The Drake sisters, with the exception of Hannah, were all on their honeymoons) in later books, especially since he was there and saw the torture Elle suffered in Hidden Currents.
4.5/5
Still, it's a good read. 4/5.
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Re-read 9/10 - I wasn't sure what to expect when I re-read this. I loved it the first time around, but many of the Drake books didn't hold up on second read.
I'm happy to report this one did. I adored everything just as much this time around. Definitely one of my top reads of 2010.
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It was lovely returning to Sea Haven and I very much enjoyed the new characters introduced her, as well as the glimpses we had of the previous characters. This book picks up right where Hidden Currents left off. I think this can be read as a standalone, but the characters - especially Lev - have more depth if you read Hidden Currents first.
I loved Lev. He decided he wanted a new life, one that included Rikki, and that was that. There was no waffling about his feelings for her or attempts to hold himself away from her. He did everything possible to care for her. Because she's autistic, though very high-functioning, she needed things other people wouldn't. Lev wasn't discouraged by that. Nor did he treat her as if she were inferior to him in some way, or less intelligent than she was. To him, Rikki was a woman and that's how he treated her.
Rikki's autism was very well written. She was able to do almost everything someone without her disorder could, but she had trouble with change, and lights and sounds bothered her. As a result she was a solitary creature. One with a need for a very controlled environment. She didn't allow other people into her home and she had strict routines she had to follow. But she wasn't someone I felt sorry for, or thought of as challenged in anyway.
It will be interesting to see how things go with the Drake's and Lev (The Drake sisters, with the exception of Hannah, were all on their honeymoons) in later books, especially since he was there and saw the torture Elle suffered in Hidden Currents.
4.5/5
I absolutely loved the Drake Sisters series and was very excited to see that Christine Feehan also wrote a series that takes place in the same town. This book was a unique read for me being the first time I read a romance that involved a character with Autism. I think she did a great job with Rikki as a character. The relationships between the sisters and their bonds was heartwarming. I also loved being able to learn more about Prakenskii brothers. One of my favorite books hands down.